Comments on: Nick Reed leaves NFL dream behind for fighter jetshttp://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/05/08/nick-reed-leaves-nfl-dream-behind-for-fighter-jets/
ProFootballTalk on NBCSports.comTue, 20 Mar 2018 00:45:47 +0000hourly1http://wordpress.com/By: domeheadhttp://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/05/08/nick-reed-leaves-nfl-dream-behind-for-fighter-jets/#comment-2520839
Thu, 09 May 2013 01:54:54 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2084952#comment-2520839Sincerely…All the luck in the world to you. But the Air Force might be fibbing a little here about fighters. Can you say C-17?
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Wed, 08 May 2013 19:24:36 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2084952#comment-2519744Good thing he didn’t go to the Navy, where the best pilots wind up flying “cargo planes full of rubber dog s**t out of Hong Kong”. Navy pilots just looooove the ambience to be found at Diego Garcia.

Air Force is the best way. Mahalo Nick.

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Wed, 08 May 2013 17:42:49 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2084952#comment-2519402He may eventually fly for the Air Force but it won’t be an F-16, or F-22 he is way too BIG!!!!!
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Wed, 08 May 2013 16:29:22 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2084952#comment-2519193I hope he makes it come true. You want to talk about competition? To be a pilot in the Air Force or Navy, you’d better be top notch. Not only with the physical tools, but you better be smarter then the next guy. Good Luck.
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Wed, 08 May 2013 15:07:37 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2084952#comment-2518875Much respect and best of luck, he’s going to need it. Not only is it incredibly competitive, but there are also insane body measurement restrictions to be able to become a pilot. Height, weight, functional reach, length from butt to knee, sitting height, etc…
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Wed, 08 May 2013 13:04:32 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2084952#comment-2518537Finally we hear about someone being productive after football. Way is it all we ever read is so and so beat their wife, got busted with drugs, or blew their money and are now filing bankruptcy. Congratulations Nick, and good luck.
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Wed, 08 May 2013 12:04:55 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2084952#comment-2518430As much of an accomplishment as it was to be in the NFL, even for a shortwhile, I personally feel it’s a greater accomplishment to be able to fly a jet for the US Military.

I bet the adreneline rush of traveling at mach speed beats sacking a QB.

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Wed, 08 May 2013 11:51:19 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2084952#comment-2518415I hope he makes it through pilot training and I wish him well. When I was on active duty in the 80’s I had a former Lions defensive tackle who became a navigator in my squadron after he decided he didn’t want to play anymore.
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Wed, 08 May 2013 11:21:42 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2084952#comment-2518377All the respect in the world for anyone who joins the military.

But you do not choose to be a fighter pilot……they choose you.

]]>By: GenXJayhttp://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/05/08/nick-reed-leaves-nfl-dream-behind-for-fighter-jets/#comment-2518360
Wed, 08 May 2013 11:07:08 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2084952#comment-2518360How do you know a pilot is at the party?
Don’t worry about it, they’ll tell you.
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Wed, 08 May 2013 10:57:24 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2084952#comment-2518356Better than Titus Young’s post NFL career. Anyway, I hope gets to fly jets but like he said, it’s extremely competitive. Maybe more so than the NFL.
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Wed, 08 May 2013 07:54:02 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2084952#comment-2518316He joined the Air Force?
The Navy has more planes than the Air Force and the best pilots in the world. Yes,I’m biased as a former squid. Doesn’t mean it’s not true.
Go NAVY!
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Wed, 08 May 2013 06:52:23 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2084952#comment-2518300Agreed about the motor. There was one play on a kick return during preseason, he was coming first on the return man, and got blind-sided by a wicked block…he went sideways out of the camera field of view. Looked like he was taken out of the play, but he got back in and made the tackle.

A buddy of mine has season tix, and I told him to pay attention to this rook. Sure enough, Reed made another high-motor play that next week, too.

Was disappointed to see him injured and leave, and it’s too bad his football career didn’t take. But I hear that flying at Mach 2 and pulling 9-g maneuvers is kinda fun, too.

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Wed, 08 May 2013 06:32:30 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2084952#comment-2518290Nick, fly high, fly fast , fly safe. Thank you for your service and going in harm’s way.
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Wed, 08 May 2013 06:12:35 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2084952#comment-2518282Better luck getting to fly planes in the navy than the Air Force.
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Wed, 08 May 2013 05:48:28 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2084952#comment-2518270Another former Oregon Duck make good….I got the privilege of watching him & his class achieve greatness on & off the field. Go Nick, rock the SKY!
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Wed, 08 May 2013 05:25:51 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2084952#comment-2518256I was excited for his career, he was a preseason beast in Seattle, didn’t see much of him after that. If the consolation prize is a pilots license, that’s not a bad deal.
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Wed, 08 May 2013 05:14:10 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2084952#comment-2518247How the hell is he going to fit in his fighter jet?
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Wed, 08 May 2013 05:10:44 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2084952#comment-2518243If he makes it, he may be the biggest fighter jockey ever, even if he’s slimmed own since his playing days.

Good luck, Nick. It’s good to see that you’ve moved on, unlike so many other former players. And thanks for choosing to serve your country.

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Wed, 08 May 2013 04:57:58 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2084952#comment-2518232Good luck to him, I loved this guy in preseason for the Hawks that year. He had an incredible motor. Wish you well serving our country!
]]>By: anicrahttp://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/05/08/nick-reed-leaves-nfl-dream-behind-for-fighter-jets/#comment-2518231
Wed, 08 May 2013 04:57:07 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2084952#comment-2518231Nick Reed never got the chance to prove himself.
I wonder what his call name will be.
PaCSack …
WhirlingDervish…
(or someone think of better one)…seriously
I do wish him the best.
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